MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641083795 A) filed by Nitte Meenakshi Institute Of Technology, Nitte Deemed To Be University, Bengaluru; Arun Kumar G L; Gauthm D; Awadhesh Yadav; and Dr. Harish H on July 08, 2026, for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine With Optimized Blade Configuration And Cfd- Based Performance Analysis System.
Inventors include Nitte Meenakshi Institute Of Technology, Nitte Deemed To; Arun Kumar G L; Gauthm D; Awadhesh Yadav; and Dr. Harish H.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION Title: VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH OPTIMIZED BLADE CONFIGURATION AND CFD-BASED PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM The invention relates to a vertical axis wind turbine system employing comprehensive computational fluid dynamics analysis for performance optimization. The system comprises three straight vertical blades in radial configuration connected to central shaft with optimized geometry achieving superior aerodynamic performance. The system integrates ANSYS Fluent for 2D unsteady simulation with k-omega SST turbulence modeling, ANSYS Meshing with quality metrics achieving element quality 0.133 and aspect ratio 10.653, ANSYS CFX for 3D steady-state and transient calculations with parallel processing, and comprehensive performance analysis calculating torque 0.870 N·m, force 8.564 N, swept area 1.056 m², temperature 298.15 K, pressure range -117 to 99 Pa, and face angles 10° to 133°. The invention provides validated CFD methodology employing mesh independence study, convergence analysis over 4000 iterations, velocity streamline visualization, eddy viscosity calculations, and experimental validation enabling lightweight portable VAWT design with optimized energy conversion efficiency for renewable energy applications.
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